Dear Dr. Internet.

I have no actual reason for being in a funk, and yet I am. Last week we discussed mother nature, but there is truly no reason why I should still be feeling like crap this week. And yet I do.

I look outside and it is pouring down rain. Hallelujah - it's not snow. But still, I feel like a vampire missing the special ring that allows them to step into sunlight, and all the while I am lacking all of the benefits of actually being a vampire - super strength, incomprehensible beauty, no appetite for actual food. I do share some attributes however - ghostly pale with a slight look of constipation when frustrated - check. Ice cold all the time - yep. Not characterized as a happy camper - absolutely.

So given the fact that I am not in some CW Show alternate reality in which vampires exist, I decided to do some research, leading me to only one conclusion - thanks to PubMed Health.com. I must have SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder. That's sad right? :( (look at me - I made a little joke - maybe hope is not lost...)

The site says that symptoms usually build up gradually in the late autumn and winter months. Well, it's winter so - Check. 

• Afternoon slumps with decreased energy and concentration. I drink coffee like water. Check.
• Increased appetite and sleep. I want to eat all the time. Check. 
• Unhappiness and irritability. HELLO? Did you see last Wed's post. Check. 

Okay but then it goes on to talk about a lot of other things I am not - deeply depressed, gaining weight rapidly (thank you spin class), loss of interest in work or other activities (never.... ;)

So this post has determined that since I probably don't have SAD, and the odds of me turning into a vampire are pretty slim to none, than something else is going on.

Am I pregnant?

HAHAHAHA. Puhlease.